Macroeconomic Conditions and Selected Trends Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is an economic indicator used to measure a country’s total output. It includes everything produced by all the people and companies in the country. In order to compare GDP from one year to the next it is important to use what is known as Real GDP. Real GDP makes a distinction by forgoing income from U.S. companies and people outside the country‚ which would contribute to GNI‚ removing the effects of inflation and only counting
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AP Macroeconomics Summer Reading Chapter 1: The two basic assumptions that economists make about individuals and firms are that individuals act to make themselves as well off as possible by maximizing their own utility (which makes them better off in the long run)‚ and firms attempt to maximize profit by taking inputs and combining them in a way that adds value. Prices help measure how badly costumers want a product and how much labor
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Chapter 36: Six Debates over Macroeconomic Policy 1. Should monetary and fiscal policymakers try to stabilize the economy? 2. Should the government fight recessions with spending hikes or tax cuts? 3. Should monetary policy be made by rule rather than by discretion? 4. Should the central bank aim for zero inflation? 5. Should the government balance its budget? 6. Should the tax laws be reformed to encourage saving? Debate #1 1. Should monetary and fiscal policymakers try to stabilize the economy
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terms and concepts in question. * Describe your reasoning leading from concepts in question to the final answer. *Write full sentences and use double spacing between paragraphs. * Place copied sentences in quotation marks and list source materials used to arrive at your answers. * Edit your work for sentence structure‚ spelling and appropriate formatting of paragraphs. Your work should consist of at least 3 separate sections of text: 1) description of economic terms and concepts‚ 2) your
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correct combination for a U.S. president and an important economic issue of his administration? Answer Selected Answer: President Clinton‚ inflation Correct Answer: President Clinton‚ inflation . Question 3 . Macroeconomic models are used to explain how ______ variables influence ______ variables. Answer Selected Answer: exogenous; endogenous Correct Answer: exogenous; endogenous . Question 4 . The total income of everyone in the economy adjusted for
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Macroeconomic theory essay. Evaluate the theoretical argument that price and wage flexibility allow an economy to correct a negative demand shock. Provide evidence from Japan in the 1990s to illustrate your answer and consider briefly what policy lessons may follow for dealing with the impact of the current world financial crisis. In the year 2007-2008‚ the global economy has been suffering deeply from the impact of the major financial crisis. This event is considered the worst of its kind
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STUDY GUIDE#2 for Macroeconomics TEST#2-Wednesday‚ March 5th ‘14 PS: TEST#2 will have 55 questions (including extra credit questions) for all students Study and know very well the following topics: Topic#1-Miscellaneous Topics (1)Study and know very well the ten (10) principles of economics and their categories (2)Study and know the definition of the central economic problem in societies (3)The definition of the Scientific method and its analytical tools (4)Study and know the definitions
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It is the most common measure of an economy’s total output. 2. When prices change‚ how do we measure real income? When prices change we measure real income with 3. What is unemployment? Why can’t it be driven down to zero? Unemployment is when you don’t have a job. Unemployed people are those who don’t have a job but are actively looking for work. Unemployment cannot be driven down to zero because the lower the unemployment rate is‚ the harder it will be for businesses to hire new employees. The
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years education reforms have been a major concern in American society. The article‚ Study: Students Need More Paths to Career Success discusses offering career-driven alternatives to a four year college degree (Armario‚ 2011). In examining this article I will answer the following questions: 1. Is the title of the news article a positive or normative economics? 2. Does this article apply to macroeconomics or microeconomics‚ and why? 3. Which of the five key economic principles apply to this article
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and ID: Yong Chang Wei Stanley‚ S3532641‚ 10154582 Question 1 Suppose that a country’s inflation rate increase sharply. Explain the following situations. (1 mark for each) a) What happens to the inflation tax on the holders of money? As inflation rate increases sharply‚ the price level also increases sharply‚ causing the real value of money that the holders have to decrease. b) Why is wealth that is held in savings account not subject to a change in the inflation tax? Due to the Fisher effect‚ the
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